Manhattan Judge Indicted For Campaign No-Nos

Ah, another day, another scandal. Nora Anderson was indicted for violating campaign rules today. She hasn't even been able to grab her gavel before the authorities come running after her for breaking the law. It might not be as bad as Blagojevich (not many can top him in these post-Tammany Hall days) but she's certainly no angel.

From The Cityroom:

Nora S. Anderson, who last month won the election for Manhattan Surrogate’s Court judge, was indicted Wednesday on charges that she concealed the source of $250,000 deposited into her campaign account to make it appear as though the payments came from herself.

Prosecutors said that the money, in fact, came from Seth Rubenstein, Ms. Anderson’s boss and campaign adviser, and he, too, was charged in the indictment.

Under election law, Ms. Anderson was allowed to contribute as much money as she wanted to her own campaign account. Outside donors were limited to $33,122.50 for the primary, prosecutors said.

Of course, this is nothing new. The charges were being floated around during the campaign, but she couldn't be stopped before election day. Now at least, something can be done before she's allowed to do real damage.....well, allowed to do more damage to the Surrogate Court here in Manhattan.